This survey reviews the current state of the economic literature, assessing the impact of
transport investments and policies on growth, inclusion, and sustainability in a developing …

Political motives, geography, and the uneven distribution of gains trumped the traditional
efficiency gains across Africa's Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The small …

This paper takes a first look at the trade effects of China's Belt and Road Initiative, also
referred to as the New Silk Road, on the 71 countries potentially involved. The initiative …

We estimate the impact of aggregate indicators of “soft” and “hard” infrastructure on the
export performance of developing countries. We derive four new indicators for more than …

This paper explored how institutional voids (market-unfriendly regulations and corruption) in
the home country affect the internationalization degree of early-stage entrepreneurs in …

We estimate the effects of trade facilitation on export diversification, as measured by two
extensive margins: the number of products exported by destination and the number of export …

All international trade transactions are processed by custom agencies and such processing
takes time. Despite the fact that time is a key trade barrier, the time it takes for shipments to …

In the past three decades, developing countries have made significant economic and social
progress, from improved infant mortality rates to higher life expectancy. Yet, 1.3 billion …

Purpose This study aims to contribute to the existing understanding of export practices in
sub-Saharan African firms with a contextual focus on Ghanaian exporters operating in …

This volume is the culmination of Institute investigations on the relationship between foreign
direct investment (FDI) and development. Today, more than one-third of world trade takes …